Ratios: In taste tests, people who preffered Bolda Cola outnumbered those who preffered Cola Nola by ratio of 3 to 2. Differences: Students who prefer telivision outnumber those whp prefer radio by 20 Fractions: 3/5 of cola preffer Bolda Cola to Cola Nola. Percents:28% of people aged 12-17 go camping. Scaling: The number of students who preffer watching telivision is 1.5 times the number who prefer listening to radio.
These questions will help you summarize what you have learned.
(1) Give another example of each type of comparision listed above.
Ratios- In the voting comepetition people who preffered T.V outnumbered the people who like radio by a ratio of 8:4
Difference- People who like to watch T.V outnumbered those who like to do internet chating by 5.
Fractions- 2/6 people preffer to run than to watch T.V.
Percents- 80% of people in our class like swimming.
Scaling- The people who like listen to MP3 is 2 times more people who don't like to do that.
(2) What information do you get from a ratio comparision that you don't get from a difference comaprision?
Thinkabout your answers to these questions, discuss your ideas with other students and your teacher, and then write a summary of your findings in your journal.
MATHEMATICAL REFLECTION
Ratios: In taste tests, people who preffered Bolda Cola outnumbered those who preffered Cola Nola by ratio of 3 to 2.
Differences: Students who prefer telivision outnumber those whp prefer radio by 20
Fractions: 3/5 of cola preffer Bolda Cola to Cola Nola.
Percents:28% of people aged 12-17 go camping.
Scaling: The number of students who preffer watching telivision is 1.5 times the number who prefer listening to radio.
These questions will help you summarize what you have learned.
(1) Give another example of each type of comparision listed above.
Ratios- In the voting comepetition people who preffered T.V outnumbered the people who like radio by a ratio of 8:4
Difference- People who like to watch T.V outnumbered those who like to do internet chating by 5.
Fractions- 2/6 people preffer to run than to watch T.V.
Percents- 80% of people in our class like swimming.
Scaling- The people who like listen to MP3 is 2 times more people who don't like to do that.
(2) What information do you get from a ratio comparision that you don't get from a difference comaprision?
Thinkabout your answers to these questions, discuss your ideas with other students and your teacher, and then write a summary of your findings in your journal.